Nigerian Football Bids Ogunjobi Final Farewell

15 March 2019

There was pomp and substance as actors and actresses in Nigerian Football pulled out all the stops in honouring former international defender, former Secretary General of then NFA and one -time Member of the Board of NFF, Chief Taiwo Joseph Ogunjobi ahead of the final interment of his remains on Friday.

The rites of passage began on Tuesday in Oshogbo, capital of Osun State and where he served as Chairman of the State Football Association until his passing, with some youth football and tributes, before the train headed for Ibadan, the largest city in West Africa, capital of Oyo State and the town where Ogunjobi spent most of his lifetime.

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